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Toronto Star
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
2025 Polaris Prize: Mustafa, Cold Specks, Nemahsis and Saya Gray land on the long list for Canada's top music award
The Polaris Music Prize revealed its 40-album long list on Tuesday, made up of artists both emerging and established, and spanning a wide range of styles and genres. Among the artists in the running for the $30,000 prize are previous winners Caribou and Backxwash, 16 first-time nominees and a long selection of Toronto artists, including Mustafa, Cold Specks, Nemahsis, Saya Gray, Basia Bulat and Bells Larsen.
CBC
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
2025 Polaris Music Prize long list: Mustafa, Destroyer, Nemahsis and more
Social Sharing The 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list, presented by Canada Council for the Arts, has been announced, with 40 albums from Canadian artists vying to be named the best album of the year. This edition marks the 20th anniversary of the Polaris Music Prize, which has been awarded each year since 2006 to musicians including Feist, Kaytranada and two-time winner Jeremy Dutcher. The past winners on this year's list include alt-rapper Backxwash, who won the prize in 2020, and producer/composer Caribou, who won in 2008. Rick White, as part of Eric's Trip, was also a Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize winner in 2017. Several artists on the list have been previously shortlisted, such as Mustafa, Cold Specks, Destroyer, Basia Bulat, Kelly McMichael and Snotty Nose Rez Kids. Sixteen first-timers made their debut on the list, among them Juno-winning pop singer Nemahsis, post-punk band Ribbon Skirt, alt-singer-songwriter Saya Gray, rapper Mike Shabb and more. WATCH | Jeremy Dutcher performs live at the 2024 Polaris Music Prize gala: To be eligible for the prize, the albums must have been released between April 1, 2024, and May 1, 2025. A jury of 205 members of the media (including CBC Music producers) assessed 189 albums for the long list, judging works based solely on artistic merit, with no consideration for genre, record sales or popularity. The short list of 10 albums will be announced on July 10. The winner, who will receive a $30,000 grand prize, will be selected by a grand jury and announced during a live gala in Toronto on Sept. 16 at Massey Hall. Check out this year's long list below: Art d'Ecco, Serene Demon Backxwash, Only Dust Remains Quinton Barnes, Code Noir Bibi Club, Feu de garde Basia Bulat, Basia's Palace Caribou, Honey Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Journal d'un Loup-Garou Choses Sauvages, Choses Sauvages III Cold Specks, Light For the Midnight Antoine Corriveau, Oiseau de Nuit Marie Davidson, City of Clowns Destroyer, Dan's Boogie Myriam Gendron, Mayday Gloin, All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) Saya Gray, Saya Hildegard, Jour 1596 Yves Jarvis, All Cylinders Kaia Kater, Strange Medicine Bells Larsen, Blurring Time Richard Laviolette, All Wild Things Are Shy Wyatt C. Louis, Chandler Kelly McMichael, After the Sting of It Men I Trust, Equus Asinus Mustafa, Dunya N NAO, Nouveau langage Nemahsis, Verbathim Eliza Niemi, Progress Bakery The OBGMs, Sorry, It's Over Dorothea Paas, Think of Mist Klô Pelgag, Abracadabra Population II, Maintenant Jamais Ribbon Skirt, Bite Down Ariane Roy, Dogue Mike Shabb, Sewaside III Sister Ray, Believer Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Red Future The Weather Station, Humanhood Rick White and the Sadies, Rick White and the Sadies Donovan Woods, Things Were Never Good if They're Not Good Now Yoo Doo Right, From the Heights of Our Pastureland
Vancouver Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Three B.C. bands make the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list
Three B.C. bands have been named to the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list. Juno-winning Haisla rappers Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Red Future, Victoria's dapper Art d'Ecco's Serene Demon, indie rock fixture Destroyer's Dan's Boogie are all albums nominated on the list. A total of 189 albums were considered for the Long List this year. Artists include 16 first-time nominees, two past winners in Backxwash and Caribou, and one past recipient of the Polaris Heritage Prize in Rich White, a member of Eric's Trip. Established in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the winner, with runners-up each receiving $3,000. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The assemblage of 40 Canadian artists will be narrowed down by the 205-member Polaris Prize jury to 10 finalists on July 10, when the Polaris Prize short list is set to be revealed. Along with the long list, the new SOCAN Polaris Song Prize category was announced. The first expansion to the prize since the hall of fame Heritage Prize was launched in 2015, the song prize will be adjudicated by the members of the Polaris jury to determine the Canadian song of the year. Criteria considered is similar to the main award, based only on artistic merit, without any regard given to genre or commercial success. The Song Prize will feature a 20-nominee Long List to be revealed on July 29. Winners of the inaugural SOCAN Polaris Song Prize will receive $10,000 split between the song's Canadian performers and credited Canadian songwriter or songwriters. The prize money is courtesy of SOCAN. The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize will reveal its 12 nominated heritage recordings in July. The winners of that award are to be announced in October. An 11-member grand jury selected from the greater juror pool will make the final vote for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize winner to be announced on Sept. 16 at Toronto's Massey Hall. Tickets to the Polaris concert and awards ceremony are on sale at . A 15 per cent Long List discount is available using the code POLARIS15. Here is the complete list of 40 Canadian artists selected by the 205 member jury: • Art d'Ecco — Serene Demon • Backxwash — Only Dust Remains • Quinton Barnes — CODE NOIR • Bibi Club — Feu de garde • Basia Bulat — Basia's Palace • Caribou — Honey • Lou-Adriane Cassidy — Journal d'un Loup-Garou • Choses Sauvages — Choses Sauvages III • Cold Specks — Light For The Midnight • Antoine Corriveau — Oiseau de Nuit • Marie Davidson — City of Clowns • Destroyer — Dan's Boogie • Myriam Gendron — Mayday • Gloin — All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) • Saya Gray — SAYA • Hildegard — Jour 1596 • Yves Jarvis — All Cylinders • Kaia Kater — Strange Medicine • Bells Larsen — Blurring Time • Richard Laviolette — All Wild Things Are Shy • Wyatt C. Louis — Chandler • Kelly McMichael — After The Sting Of It Men I Trust – Equus Asinus • Mustafa — Dunya • N NAO — Nouveau language • Nemahsis — Verbathim • Eliza Niemi — Progress Bakery • The OBGMs — SORRY, IT'S OVER • Dorothea Paas — Think Of Mist • Klô Pelgag — Abracadabra • Population II — Maintenant Jamais • Ribbon Skirt — Bite Down • Ariane Roy — Dogue • Mike Shabb — Sewaside III • Sister Ray — Believer • Snotty Nose Rez Kids — RED FUTURE • The Weather Station — Humanhood • Rick White and The Sadies — Rick White and The Sadies • Donovan Woods — Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now • Yoo Doo Right — From the Heights of Our Pastureland sderdeyn@
